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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Sheppard, Holland, MI (US);
Jonathan Sullivan, Hurricane, UT (US);
Edward Murphy, North Stonington, CT (US);
Michael D. Morgan, Bartlett, IL (US);
Ludo Daemen, Duffel, BE;
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44224 (2020.08); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to estimate population reach from marginal ratings. An example apparatus includes means for iteratively converging on an output estimate of a reach of media for a total population audience and means for outputting the estimate of the reach for the total population audience.